Hummingbirds are
Attracted to Red
Plant shrubs such as Weigela, Lilac, Azalea, Rhododendron and Honeysuckle in your garden and then hang a fuchsia plant near a window to draw them in. Fill a feeder with 1 part sugar and 4 parts water and nothing else.

Mow When It's Cool and Dry
After the morning dew dries off is the best time for the grass — it isn't suffering afternoon heat stress but it isn't so damp that grass clumps form. Late afternoon or early evening following a morning watering is just as good.

Lawn Watering Needs
A 1,000 square foot, intensively managed stand of hybrid Bermuda needs 60 inches of combined rainfall and irrigation per year. That is the equivalent of nearly 37,000 gallons of water.